Timeless Travels: Tales of Mystery, Intrigue, Humor and Enchantment by Joseph Rotenberg, Gefen Publishing House © 2017; ISBN 9789652-299154; 358 pages, $24.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I haven’t finished reading all of Timeless Travels, and that, in part, is because I like to draw out my reading pleasure, rather than rush it.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBy Sam Ben-Meir VIENNA, Austria – Among Vienna’s many landmarks, few are as unmistakable and beloved as its Riesenrad, the giant Ferris wheel that stands in the Prater amusement park, only a few miles from the city center. At its apex of two hundred and twelve feet, visitors are granted a unique vantage on an
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-MeirErik Ross This September 4 (I confess I’m using Pope Gregory’s calendar) is the third anniversary of the death of a great comedian: Joan Rivers. Wikimedia It’s not speaking ill of the dead to say that Rivers was so vulgar she’d make your eyes water. Shock was her stock in trade. Some of her views
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Editor’s Note: The following chapter of historical fiction is excerpted from Joseph Rotenberg’s Timeless Travels: Tales of Mystery, Intrigue, Humor and Enchantment, soon to be published by Redmont Tales LLC/Gefen Publishing House. ISBN 9789652-299154. The book contains over 60 short stories and sketches, some fiction some fact. This is just one of those short stories: By
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USALOS ANGELES — Shelley Berman, who tapped into the neuroses and frustrations of post-World War II America and brought an actor’s sensibility to his monologues to become one of the top comedians of the late 1950s and early ’60s, died Friday at his home near Thousand Oaks. Berman, who acted throughout his career and had
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAProfessor offers trends, lessons in condensed Jewish history Jewish history professor David Myers said despite a recent resurgence of anti-Semitism, American history is “bending toward ever greater integration into American society.” Photo by Scarlett Freund It may sound unlikely, if not impossible, but in just over 100 pages of his new book and in the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAGene Wilder, the legendary Hollywood actor, who starred in famous films like “Blazing Saddles,” “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” and “Stir Crazy” died on Aug. 28, 2016, when he was 83 years old, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1933, to Jewish parents.
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Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIn Tel Aviv-Jaffa, American comedian discusses plans for the rest of his Israel trip and how he dresses like a vampire in the August sun By Times of Israel staff Conan O’Brien visits Jaffa, with the Tel Aviv skyline in the background, on August 26, 2017. (Screen capture: Facebook) American comedian and talk show host
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA new book by Mark Dapin chronicles the Outback’s rich history of Hebrew heroes — including the only Jewish military commander-in-chief outside of Israel By Rich Tenorio From the shores of Gallipoli to the mountains of Afghanistan, Jews have distinguished themselves fighting for Australia. Now, “Jewish Anzacs” by Mark Dapin — the first book of
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